Anti-requiem: New Orleans Stories

Anti requiem New Orleans Stories A collection of short fiction and essays from the author of the critically acclaimed New Orleans novel The Sound of Building Coffins These stories are assembled here for the first time including one

Title: Anti-requiem: New Orleans Stories

Author: Louis Maistros

ISBN: null

Page: 350

Format: Kindle Edition

A collection of short fiction and essays from the author of the critically acclaimed New Orleans novel, The Sound of Building Coffins These stories are assembled here for the first time, including one that is previously unpublished.Expanded with full color illustrations as of October 2012, with two special preview chapters from the novel in progress, Holy Meaux, seenA collection of short fiction and essays from the author of the critically acclaimed New Orleans novel, The Sound of Building Coffins These stories are assembled here for the first time, including one that is previously unpublished.Expanded with full color illustrations as of October 2012, with two special preview chapters from the novel in progress, Holy Meaux, seen here for the first time, as well as several new essays not included in the previous edition, and a sampling of letters and private journal entries that chronicle the author s personal journey through the City of New Orleans in the last 18 years This collection is also now fully illustrated with unusual and original photographic images of the city taken by the author The images will appear in black and white for users of e ink technology Kindles, but full color for users of the Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD or any of the Kindle apps Kindle for PC, iPad, iPhone, etc that support color graphics This edition also includes an interactive table of contents.

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Unique Nwalins voice. Really original, moving stories based on post Katrina New Orleans people and attitudes. A free ebook whose contents were in some cases previously published in newspapers or blogs.

True rating: 3.5 starsI downloaded Anti-Requiem as a Kindle Daily Deal, and while I really enjoyed most of it, I don't quite know how to categorize this particular work. For the most part, this is a lovely little series of short stories/vignettes set in New Orleans that does an admirable job of capturing the beat of the city (I imagine, at least, since I've never been.) Maistros eschews the tourist-trap elements of the city and instead goes for the stories of the downtrodden; if I were into usin [...]

I decided to read this book with the misperception that it was a collection of short stories. I had recently completed this author's work about New Orleans in the period between 1890 and 1920, which was a masterful telling of the stories, struggles, and superstitions of the city's lower class mixed-race inhabitants. Turns out this "book" is actually a few chapters from the "Coffins" novel, some chapters from an upcoming book, then some letters to his infant son. Finally there are some serious re [...]

This is such an enjoyable read. Perhaps because I expected stories of despair and of a storm-ravaged New Orleans. Instead, I found stories full of mysticism, hope, jazz, soul and a profound sense of belonging. Stories of hope, not because the characters are immune to tragedy, pain or poverty. These are stories of incredible characters (some really do seem fictional) who have chosen to smile and hope for the best. L. Maistros beautifully crafted the city and the people of New Orleans that made hi [...]

Disturbing, dark, and depressing. A collection of short stories, all set in New Orleans, with not a upbeat, pleasant or happy one in the bunch. If you enjoy short stories about murder, abortion, murder-suicide, crazy people, death, hurricane distruction, homeless people, punks, and graphic descriptions of someone getting his thumb chopped off, them this book might be your thing. If you are looking for something more pleasant, then you might want to take a pass on this one. I wish I had.

How dare I compose a reviewI'm not a writer and have never claimed to be. But I am a passionate lover of New Orleans and all its forms of cerebral stimuli. Anti-requiem is just that. A gift of thoughts, feelings and emotions captured forever in the written medium.

A little disappointing. This starts out with some really brilliant vignettes of people in New Orleans and then devolves into so-so editorials and the author's personal correspondence. Not what I expected after the great first third of the book.